"I have loved football as an almost mythic game since I was in the fourth grade. To me, the game wasn't even grounded in reality. The uniform turned you into a warrior. Being on a team, the mythology of physical combat, the struggle against the elements, the narrative of the game…" ~ Steve Sabol of NFL Films

The uniforms and helmets of the Chicago, St. Louis, Phoenix, and Arizona Cardinals...

In the early 1900s, club owner Chris O'Brien outfitted his team in second hand uniforms he bought from the University of Chicago. The second hand togs were supposed to be bright maroon in color, but the faded jerseys were closer to red than maroon and reminded O’Brien of a cardinal. From that point on the team's name was changed to the Cardinals.